Definitions for ASSESS
əˈsɛsas·sess

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, valueverb

   evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

   "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"

2. assessverb

   charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

3. tax, assessverb

   set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

4. assessverb

   estimate the value of (property) for taxation

   "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. assessverb

   To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate

   He assessed the situation.

2. assessverb

   To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.

3. assessverb

   To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity.

   Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.

4. Etymology: From assesser, from assessare, originally the frequentative of assessus, past participle of assideo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ASSESSverb

   To charge with any certain sum.

   Etymology: from assestare, Ital. To make an equilibrium, or balance.

   Before the receipt of them in this office, they were assessed by the affidavit from the time of the inquisition found. Francis Bacon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Assess

   to value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation

2. Assess

   to apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community, or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income) according to a rate or apportionment

3. Assess

   to determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person, community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club assessed each member twenty-five cents

4. Assess

   to fix or determine the rate or amount of

5. Etymology: [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL. assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to assess, tax. Cf. Assize, v., Cess.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assess

   as-ses′, v.t. to fix the amount of, as a tax (with upon): to tax or fine: to fix the value or profits of, for taxation (with at): to estimate.—adj. Assess′able.—ns. Assess′ment, act of assessing: a valuation for the purpose of taxation: a tax; Assess′or, a legal adviser who sits beside a magistrate: one who assesses taxes: one who shares another's dignity.—adj. Assessō′rial.—n. Assess′orship. [Fr.—L. assessāre, freq. of assidēre, assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, from ad, to, at, sedēre, to sit.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assess

   To estimate the value of.

   They did assess the costs very thoroughly and realized them were going to create a new build now.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 14, 2020  

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   assess

   To use data, facts, information, proof, research and statistics to verify the truth.

   Her employer did assess her on her ability to do her job.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

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1. • Charge
   • Judge

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ASSESS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3614

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ASSESS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4554

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ASSESS' in Verbs Frequency: #322

Anagrams for ASSESS »

1. sasses

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ASSESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ASSESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ASSESS in a Sentence

1. Shilan Shah:

   This suggests that the hiking cycle is not over just yet, it would appear that the [ central bank ] felt it prudent to wait to assess the impact of the first two hikes before moving again.

2. Attorney Mark Lanier:

   These are drugs that are highly addictive, and through this trial, the jury was able to assess those national measures that have been put in place by these pharmaceutical chains and shout out from the rooftops: ‘Inadequate.’.

3. Fengshi Asset Management Liu:

   It's a gamble. And you're betting against professional institutions, not layman retail investors, this game is very demanding in your ability to identify and assess risks.

4. Kobchai Boonarana:

   Their conditions, we can see that their morale is good but what about their strength and their ability? That's up to the team inside to decide, our job is to keep pumping out water and it is up to the team inside to assess the safety level and whether the kids can travel safely through.

5. The Fed:

   In determining whether it will be appropriate to raise the target range at its next meeting, the committee will assess progress - both realized and expected - toward its objectives of maximum employment and 2 percent inflation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ASSESS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assess
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ASSESS
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ASSESS
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ASSESS